Archive for February, 2008

I’m not fucking Matt Damon… but guess who Jimmy Kimmel is?

I’m sure you’ve all seen Sarah Silverman’s “I’m fucking Matt Damon” video by now. It was pretty funny. Honestly, I’m going to steal that idea and use it the next time I need to dump someone. What I suspect you haven’t seen, however… is Jimmy Kimmel’s response. Well played, sir. Well played.

Buh…wha?

So tonight, I was at Mardi Gras. Sort of. My sister’s school had a “Mardi Gras” night. Less tits, but lots of beads, masks, costumes, etc. And more games and carnival style things, like a bouncy house and slushies. The fun part, for me, is that Carol Ann’s elementary (grades K-7) school used to be [...]

Anti-social

Public Transit makes me anti-social. Especially during the morning commute. Therefore, please accept this as a general notice to the entire world: Don’t talk to me unless it’s absolutely necessary, like “You’re standing on my foot” or “Excuse me, but it appears that you are currently on fire.” I’ll accept a polite smile & nod, [...]

I’m gonna be a Supermodel EMR…

Today, I booked off three weeks of vacation time. On April 17th, I start the Emergency Medical Responder course at the Justice Institute. At the end (assuming I pass) I’ll be able to get my EMA license, allowing me to provide pre-hospital care in an emergency setting. How freaking cool is that?

I was not cut out for the suburbs.

Last night, I decided to go for a wander through a new neighbourhood on my way home. It wasn’t there when I lived there before (heck, I didn’t even really know it was there at all til I noticed a new street off of Fraser Highway that I didn’t remember seeing before…), and if I [...]

Healthy

You know what makes me appreciate our health system the most? Vet care. I had a doctors appointment yesterday. Didn’t cost me a penny. I have at least two more appointments to follow, and those won’t cost me anything either. Contrast that with the vet appointment I have for Saturday, where I’m looking at $90 [...]

Biblical proof that my parents are doing okay

Psalm 92:14: They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing; This particular passage is taped to the fridge. I am terribly amused.

I am IM

So I’ve started using MSN a lot more in the last little while. Anybody else use this? Come talk to me. I’m occasionally bored. donna@arwen.org If I’m online and I don’t answer, don’t take it personally. I’m probably playing Warcraft or something silly like that. Yes, this is also my main email address. I have [...]

You have the right to…

Today, I heard someone get Miranda-ized, or whatever the Canadian version is. To be honest, it sounded virtually identical to what you hear every week on Law & Order. Guess the Canadian version ain’t that different. Nothing insane, no big takedown, just a guy at Stadium Skytrain who got caught by a couple of Transit [...]

Pleasantly surprised.

There’s a certain amount of “Huh, I’m not sure if that’s the route I would have gone” that goes along with this, but I was very, very pleasantly surprised when filling out an application this evening, and when asked to check off my gender, I had the option of: Male / Female / Trans Wow. [...]